Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs between Real Betis and Zenit. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's quite the trip for Zenit when visiting Betis as the cities are 4500 kilometers apart.
These are active days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the La Liga. This match was also played here at Estadio Benito Villamarín. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Zenit have had more rest.
Real Betis form and stats
Action has already taken place for Real Betis in Europa League as they have defeated Celtic, Bayer Leverkusen and Ferencvaros to reach the Knockout Round Play-offs.7-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Real Betis so far this season. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition.
A nice win for Real Betis last time playing, versus Mallorca. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with José and Moreno scoring for the victors. Midfielder Canales was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Canales served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 48 successful passes (of 54 total).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Real Betis handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, four draws and one defeat.
Betis are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Sevilla awaits in three days.
The Real Betis fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Zenit form and stats
Zenit was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Midfield player Malcom was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Malcom scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rubin Kazan in just four days.
Zenit has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent match: Zenit - Betis 2-3.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez López 12 goals |   A. Dzyuba 10 goals |  B. Iglesias Quintas 7 goals |
Real Betis missing players
Zenit missing players
| Real Betis | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 58 | 21 | Scored | S | 13 | 55 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 14 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 43% | ||
| 11.5 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 38 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Elche | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Getafe | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Granada | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 20 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 20 |
| 20 | Levante | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -26 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Ural | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 19 |
| 14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 14 |
